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A substance of great use in the arts and manufactures, furnishing thread, cordage, etc. For these purposes the filamentous parts of hemp and flax are employed amongst us; in Sweden, a strong cloth is said to have been prepared from the stalks of hops; and in India, exceedingly serviceable cordage and cables are manufactured from the husks of cocoa nut.
 
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